First day at London ISD

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Kenneth Hoyos comforts his son, Gael Hoyos, 4 (left), while holding his daughter Leyla Hoyos, 3, on Gael’s first day of school on Wednesday at London Elementary School. Gael, when told he was starting school because he was four, stopped crying long enough to say, “I don’t want to be four.”

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Rebecca Quiroz and her son, Bobbie Garza, 6, bow their heads as London Independent School District superintendent Hal Roberts leads the London Elementary School students, parents and teachers in a prayer. The new school year began Wednesday for the year-round district.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Ruben Luis says goodbye to his daughter, Kaitlyn Luis, 5, on her first day of kindergarten Wednesday at London Elementary School.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Brennan Caldwell, 4, gives his mom, Audra Caldwell, a kiss on Wednesday as he begins prekindergarten at London Elementary School.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Friends from last year, Landen Schroeder (left) and LeRoy Briggs, both 6, greet each other during an assembly at London Elementary School on Wednesday, which was the first day of school.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Laura Rhodes peeks into her daughter’s kindergarten class on Wednesday after dropping her off at London Elementary School.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Bradley Terry, 5, gets a hug from his mother, Melissa Terry, as he starts kindergarten on Wednesday at London Elementary School.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Students at London Elementary School cheer as teachers are introduced during a schoolwide assembly at the start of school on Wednesday.